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HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseI agree with the first two points, including the importance of people for contact tracing as well as technology—in fact, the two working hand in hand will be the most effective…22 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will look into that point. The masks need to be clinically right; it is not for me to make that decision, but I will take this up with the chief medical officer.24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, we have a huge quantity that we hold ready for an eventuality such as this. That was, in fact, enhanced in our no-deal preparations, but of course we are also using that up,…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, both are important points that we have in hand.24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will ensure that that is looked into.24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI repeat an answer that I have given before: there are no proposals to change the law around abortion.24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes; my hon. Friend makes a very important point.24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIf they are essential, yes, but the aim here is to try to absolutely push down the speed of transmission of this disease over the next few weeks, to get a grip on its spread. That…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThat sort of activity can technically be done from home and, where work cannot be done from home, employers should be following the guidelines to keep people more than 2 metres…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI agree with what my hon. Friend has said—and not just the first bit—but I repeat what I said in my statement. I want to be clear that, where people absolutely cannot work from…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will raise that question and make sure that the appropriate guidance is put on gov.uk.24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI did not know that my hon. Friend was engaged in that sort of activity on a Sunday morning, but I am delighted that he was. Making sure that we get hot meals to NHS staff who are…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs long as it is operating within the guidelines that the Prime Minister outlined in his address to the nation last night, which are set out in detail on the gov.uk website, it is…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will get back to my hon. Friend on that very, very important point. I am grateful that he raised it with me privately earlier, and I am sorry that I have not been able to get a…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThere are no proposals to change the abortion rules due to covid-19.24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIf there are specific concerns about the non-delivery of PPE to council settings, I want to know about them through the hotline that we have set up precisely to short-circuit such…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI will make sure that the hon. Gentleman gets the phone number, so that he can pass it on to his constituent, and so that others in the same circumstances know how to make that…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes. My hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point, which is that we as a nation owe a debt of gratitude to those who work in the NHS, and we need to constantly search for…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYes, I will. I pay tribute to all the staff at Blackpool hospital. I met some of them during the election campaign and I know that they are working incredibly hard in preparation…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his first point. He is right that the hotline is the best way to sort out the PPE supply issues. I am told that it has already responded to…24 Mar 2020